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Elsa Carpenter

As Sub-Editor and Journalist at Monaco Life, Elsa builds upon years of experience in writing as well as marketing and PR in the local media scene. Originally from the UK, she is based in the French Riviera and has a passion for spreading the word on news throughout the region.

Author’s Articles

Overall foreign trade grows to €3.7 billion, but trade deficit widens as exports fall

Foreign trade grew by 5.4% in Monaco last year, but the trade deficit also widened significantly as overseas exports declined against rising imports.

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Monaco in miniature: Princely family unveil model of the Principality in Germany

Taking some 150,000 working hours and €5 million of investment to complete, Miniatur Wunderland’s faithful reproduction of the Principality of Monaco truly is a wonder to behold.

Monaco’s population grows to more than 38,000

More 75% of the Principality’s 38,367 residents are foreign nationals, according to the 2023 Population Census. 

Monaco E-Prix: Event to affect traffic and parking this weekend

Just like during the famous Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix, the all-electric Monaco E-Prix necessitates the closure of numerous roads in the Principality. Here is everything you need to know about the...

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F1: Monaco Grand Prix dates confirmed for 2025

The Monaco Grand Prix is to be the eighth race of the year, landing between stops in Italy's Emilia Romagna region and Spain's Barcelona. Here are all the details. 

Monaco revives free ashtray campaign to reduce cigarette butt pollution

Previously a summer-only scheme, Monaco is relaunching its free portable ashtray initiative in a bid to eliminate cigarette butt pollution from its streets and beaches.